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titleJoseph Jefferson papers, 1876-1907.
repositoryLouisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La
descriptionCollection includes social letters of Joseph Jefferson; letters of his daughter-in-law, Eugénie Paul Jefferson, concerning the publication of a magazine article that she had written about Jefferson's association with Christian Science and the erection of a statue honoring him in Central Park, New York City; an autographed copy of Jefferson's poem "Immortality;" and an autographed photograph of Joseph Jefferson.

Bio/History:
Joseph Jefferson III was an American actor from Philadelphia, Penn., famous for his dramatic version of the story of Rip Van Winkle that he created in 1859. He continued acting in this show for forty years, touring in Australia, Britain, and the United States. He was one of the first to establish the traveling combinations which superseded the old system of local stock companies. Joseph Jefferson purchased Orange Island (now Jefferson Island) in Iberia Parish, La., in 1869 for a winter home.
formatsCorrespondence Writings
accessNo restrictions on access
record sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
updated03/16/2023 10:29:56
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titleJoseph Jefferson collection, 1874-1938.
repositorySandwich Historical Society
descriptionPhotographs, postcard, magazine articles, playbill, and broadside announcement, chiefly relating to Jefferson's later career. Includes information on performances in Sandwich and other local communities and posthumous pieces reflecting local interest in a former celebrity.

Bio/History:
American actor; resident of Sandwich, Mass.
extent.5 linear ft.
formatsPhotographs Postcards
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
updated11/12/2014 11:29:56
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titleJoseph Jefferson Papers, ca. 1891-1909.
repositoryJonathan Bourne Historical Center
descriptionScrapbook (ca. 1905-1907), compiled by Jefferson's son, Joseph Jefferson, consisting of newspaper clippings reporting on his father's career and death; letters of condolence, telegrams, and poetic tributes from friends and fellow actors; resolutions memorializing his life and service by the Old Colony Club and the Actors' Church Alliance of America; and genealogical materials. Includes correspondence relating to property owned in Mashpee, Mass,; and photographs of the actor as Rip Van Winkle and his summer home and properties owned in Buzzards Bay.

Notes:
Actor and artist, of Buzzards Bay, Mass.
extent3 boxes.
formatsScrapbooks Clippings Correspondence Ephemera
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
finding aidCard file in the repository.
updated11/12/2014 11:29:56
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titleImages of Joseph Jefferson, 1887-1894 & n.d.
repositoryUniversity of Pennsylvania
descriptionVisual Material

Contained in:
Philip H. Ward Collection of Theatrical Images. Items 291-305, 515-519, & 555-558.

Summary:
Black-and-white photographic prints by Sarony (New York), Falk (New York), Pach Brothers (New York), Buttre (Berlin), H. J. O. Eng. Co., and W. M. Morrison (Chicago) and one gravure print by Gebbie & Co.

URL: http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/photos/theater/jefferson.html

Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts
Call Number: Ms. Coll. 331

Other Contributors: Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896.
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.).
Morrison, W. M.
Pach Brothers.
Buttre.
Gebbie & Co.
H. J. O. Eng. Co.
extent24 items.
formatsPhotographs
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record linkhttp://www.library.upenn.edu/special/photos/theater/jefferson.html
record sourcehttp://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/
updated11/12/2014 11:29:56
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titleJoseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (bulk 1829-1905) ©2007 Princeton University Library
repositoryPrinceton University
descriptionJoseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.

Location: RBSC Off-Site Storage: Contact rbsc@princeton.edu
Call number: TC132
extent0.4 linear feet (1 box)
formatsClippings Printed Materials Writings
accessCollection is open for research use.
record linkhttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xk81jk41x
record sourcehttp://catalog.princeton.edu
finding aidAvailable via Princeton's Rare Book and Manuscript webite and in the repository. Finding Aid Published in July 2003, ©2007 Princeton University Library.
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titleWilliam Eustis Russell papers, 1846-1920; bulk: 1888-1896.
repositoryMassachusetts Historical Society
descriptionThe papers of William E. Russell, 1846-1920, the thirty-third governor of Massachusetts consist of twenty-four archival boxes of loose manuscripts and 31 bound volumes of letterbooks and scrapbooks.

The collection covers Russell’s career as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1885-1889, and governor, 1891-1894, his campaign for reduction of the tariff on raw materials and his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1896. The papers also contain material on the silver question and on the William E. Russell Democratic Club of Massachusetts. Important correspondents include: Russell’s wife, Margaret Manning Swan Russell; his father, Charles Theodore Russell; his brother, Charles Theodore Russell, Jr.; Edward Atkinson, Gamaliel Bradford, Grover Cleveland, Patrick A. Collins, Charles Sumner Hamlin, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Joseph Jefferson, Nathan Matthews, Richard Olney, Joseph H. O’Neil, Josiah Quincy, Charles H. Taylor, William C. Whitney and William L, Wilson.
extent24 boxes, 22 vols. and 10 extra tall vols.
formatsCorrespondence Scrapbooks
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.masshist.org/findingaids/
finding aidUnpublished guide in the library.
updated11/12/2014 11:29:56
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titleM. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionThe records of M. Knoedler & Co. document the business of the prominent American art dealer from the mid-19th century to 1971, when the Knoedler Gallery was acquired by Armand Hammer. The archive traces the development of the once provincial American art market into one of the world's leading art centers and the formation of the private art collections that would ultimately establish many of the nation's leading art museums, such as the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art.

It brings to the foreground the business side of dealing as artworks shuttled back and forth among Knoedler, fellow dealers, and collectors, documenting developments in art connoisseurship, shifting tastes, the changing role of art in American society, and the essential role of private collectors in the formation of public American art collections.

The records provide insight into broader economic, social and cultural histories and the nation's evolving sense of place in the world. The Knoedler Gallery became one of the main suppliers of old master and post-Impressionist paintings in the United States. Financial records of the firm provide crucial provenance information on the large number of artworks in American museums that were sold by the gallery. The archive includes stock books, sales books and commission books; correspondence with collectors, artists, art dealers and other associates; photographs of the artworks sold by the gallery; records from the firm's offices in London, Paris and other cities; exhibition files; framing and restoration records, and records of the firm's Print Department.

Selected portions of the archive have been digitized and made available online. Connect to selected digitized portions of the archive.

Arranged in 14 series:
Series I. Stock books;
Series II. Sales books;
Series III. Commission books;
Series IV. Inventory cards;
Series V. Receiving and shipping records;
Series VI. Correspondence;
Series VII. Photographs;
Series VIII. Exhibition files;
Series IX. American Department records;
Series X. Framing and restoration records;
Series XI. Print Department records;
Series XII. Other financial records;
Series XIII. Library cards, scrapbooks, and research materials;
Series XIV. Knoedler family papers


Biographical/Historical Note:
M. Knoedler & Co. was a successor to the New York branch of Goupil & Co., an extremely dynamic print-publishing house founded in Paris in 1827. Goupil's branches in London, Berlin, Brussels, and The Hague, as well as New York, expanded the firm's market in the sale of reproductive prints.

The firm's office in New York was established in 1848. In 1857, Michael Knoedler, an employee of Goupil and a manager for the firm, bought out the interests in the firm's New York branch, conducted the business under his own name, and diversified its activities to include the sale of paintings. Roland Knoedler, Michael's son, took over the firm in 1878 and with Charles Carstairs opened galleries in Paris and London.

In 1928, the management of the firm passed to Roland's nephew Charles Henschel, Carman Messmore, Charles Carstairs and Carstairs' son Carroll. In 1956 Henschel died, and E. Coe Kerr and Roland Balaÿ, Michael Knoedler's grandson, took over. In 1971 the firm was sold to businessman and collector Armand Hammer. The gallery closed in November 2011.

extent3042.6 linear feet (5550 boxes, 17 flat file folders).
formatsAuction Catalogs Business Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera
accessOpen for use by qualified researchers, with the following exceptions. Boxes 77, 262-264, 1308-1512, 1969-1974, 3592-3723 are restricted due to fragility. Box 4468 is restricted until 2075.
record linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54
record sourcehttp://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21129976460001551
contact informationContact gallery's archivist
finding aidAt the Getty Research Institute and over their website.
acquisition informationAcquired in 2012.
updated05/29/2018 14:44:15
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